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Various tribes have tried different strategies to try and recover important and sacred items. Some use the courts. Some negotiate with well-meaning museum curators. Others resort to bidding for them against wealthy collectors at auctions or on eBay. One approach proposed in Congress works to make it harder for unscrupulous sellers with new laws and harsher penalties. What does it take to have these significant items returned? We will hear about some success stories and some heartbreaking near misses.
Guests:
Jordan Dresser (Northern Arapaho/Eastern Shoshone) – public relations officer at the Wind River Hotel and Casino
Yufna Soliderwolf (Northern Arapaho) – Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, NAGPRA coordinator and director for Northern Arapaho tribe.
D. Bambi Kraus (Tlingit) – president of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Break Music: Narbona (song) The Delbert Anderson Trio (artist) MANITOU (album)
